Solutions to most problems with A7N8X

[Eteq]

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http://www.nforcershq.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3199&sid=64ea1af0ebcce0625b3ef0a330155906
This post has the solution to almost every problem I've seen on this board relating to the Asus board...

 

[MichaelD]

Originally posted by: Eteq
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http://www.nforcershq.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3199&sid=64ea1af0ebcce0625b3ef0a330155906
This post has the solution to almost every problem I've seen on this board relating to the Asus board...

Wow. I don't own one of these boards, but I went and read it anyway. For a new-to-market board, this FAQ is pretty inclusive.

Nice job, Eteq.

 

[nick1985]

thats pretty cool

 

[amdi8]

Cool article. Thanks. I'm looking into putting together a new system, so that was very useful.

 

[ChampionAtTufshop]

bookmarked it for later reading
thx

 

[Tominator]

I've got that board coming from Newegg.....hope I do not need that link......but thanks anyway!

 

[Literatii]

From experience I'll add that there are some BIOS tweaks required for some Samsung RAM (not mentioned in the FAQ).

 

[chizow]

Originally posted by: Tominator
I've got that board coming from Newegg.....hope I do not need that link......but thanks anyway!

You should read it anyways beforehand. I set mine up with minimal issues but some of the info in there would have helped if I read up a bit beforehand.

Chiz

 

[Eteq]

Well, I pulled the CPU out twuce and tried another one, as well as trying a number of lengthy long-distance tech support calls before I found this FAQ (which answered all my problems immediately...), so I figured it should be mentioned here

 

[chizow]

The FAQ brought 2 key issues to my attention:

1) The 1.16 NForce2 unified drivers are a better choice than the 2.0's from Nvidia's site for this board. Seem to have solved some issues I was having with AGP drivers.

2) The 1001G BIOS that shipped with my board was causing some issues, not to mention locking multipliers with some T-breds, again misleading b/c of its date. I upgraded to 1001E and my 1700+ T-bred has since been unlocked

The nicest feature I've noticed about my A7N8X over my 8KHA+ is the Asus' incredible tolerance for OCing troubleshooting. I have not had to reset the CMOS a single time!!!! Incredible. I've been pretty aggressive with this new mobo in trying out different multis and FSB speeds, and have gotten Windows lock-ups and no POST messages a ton. All of these issues would have sent me jumper searching on my 8KHA+, which is a big turn-off when trying to OC.

Chiz

 

[darkshadow098]

i just ordered the board, overnight shipping i should be getting it tomorrow. that was really interesting thanks )